Witch Special

The main part of the signal amplification tower had been completed, and Lin Zhenxi's combat effectiveness in the vicinity had been greatly improved, and she no longer needed to be protected. After learning of this, Saitama said goodbye and left.

Lin Zhenxi did not keep him, because when she saw him excitedly picking up one of the centipede elder's insect legs, she guessed what Saitama was going to do.

He'd definitely be going to the Hero Association to get his performance verified, and maybe even update his hero ranking. Given Elder Centipede's status as a veteran Dragon-level monster, it's likely Saitama's frivolous C-rank hero nameplate could finally be replaced.

The Hero Association's ranking system is strange. Some people, with no achievements at all, can be certified as S-rank heroes by simply taking a test and filling out a form when they first register. However, once certified, the ranking of registered heroes changes very slowly.

If Saitama were a commoner now, and he held up Elder Centipede's insect legs and told the Hero Association that he had killed Elder Centipede, even if he couldn't become an S-rank, he would definitely be an A-rank. But now, he killed Elder Centipede as a C-rank hero, so he would probably only be certified as a B-rank hero, and it would be impossible for him to take a big step and jump from C-rank to A-rank in one go.

I always feel that the Hero Association seems to trust the results of hero certification too much, as if they believe that no one's strength can grow much. Whatever level is set, that's the level. The most that can be changed by diligently completing tasks is the ranking below the big level. If you want to complete the promotion to a big level by completing tasks, this requires a process of perseverance over time.

It's not like there haven't been heroes who started out as C- or B-rank and eventually reached S-rank through their own hard work, but that takes far too long. The most typical example is Bong-gu, who earned his third S-rank through hard work, punch by punch.

Then he was ready to retire at his seventies or eighties.

Anyway...where is Bang-gu?

Lin Maki remembered that Bang was quite active in the previous battle. Although he didn't play any role, he fought very hard. However, he disappeared after being swung away by Saitama's arm.

However, when Tornado came, it seemed to mention Bang, and the direction of the tornado coincided with the direction where Saitama threw Bang, so we might as well make a bold guess that Bang must have encountered Tornado when he flew out, and the two sides exchanged information.

But if that's the case, then with Bang's sense of responsibility, he should have returned to the battlefield to continue fighting, so why did he disappear?

Could it be that Saitama used too much force and sprained the old man's waist?

Well, forget it. The old man was able to live to retirement on the front lines of fighting monsters. He must be very lucky and nothing will happen to him easily.

Even if an unexpected situation arose, with the old man's S-rank No. 3 status and strength, it shouldn't be difficult to handle. Worrying about such a reassuring and reliable old man was simply a waste of one's energy and feelings.

Rather than worrying about Bangu's situation, it's better to focus on your own affairs first. Lin Zhenxi put her hands on her hips and tried to look up, looking at the straight stone pillar that pierced the lingering dark clouds. She deeply felt the complexity of the work she was about to do.

While such a large surface area gave Lin Zhenxi ample room to maneuver, the workload also increased exponentially. How long would it take Lin Zhenxi to complete the entire signal amplification tower by herself?

Ah, it makes me despair just thinking about it.

By this time, the construction of the signal amplification tower's most mana-intensive column had been completed. Lin Zhenxi no longer needed external high-voltage power to provide additional mana; the ley lines were sufficient. Therefore, it was time to return power to City Z. After all, City Z was a numbered city, and a prolonged power outage was unacceptable.

At this point, because the magic circle that transformed earth magic had ceased functioning, the five elements of magic had regained their balance under the coordination of nature. Without the constant replenishment of wind magic, the vortex of dark clouds overhead also lost momentum and gradually flattened, degenerating from the dangerous typhoon eye into a simple, thick layer of dark clouds.

I believe that it won’t be long before these dark clouds will dissipate and the sky will clear up again. At that time, the world’s tallest single building built by Lin Zhenxi will also be unveiled to the public.

Although this was expected, Lin Zhenxi still didn't want to be too conspicuous, so she planned to think of a way to change this.

Then, before the dark clouds completely dissipate, we should draw a confusion spell large enough to cover the entire signal amplification tower, so that no one in this world can detect the abnormality here.

He did what he said. The ground nearby was flat and hard enough, perfect for an enchanter to display his talents. However, after Lin Zhenxi transformed his wand into an enchanting rod, he paused just as the tip was about to hit the ground.

The effect of the Confusion Charm...it's not that it's bad, but Lin Zhenxi has never tried such a large-scale Confusion Charm before, so Lin Zhenxi really has no way of knowing what the Muggles will see in the end.

Instead of using the Confusion Charm, how about a better way to deal with this situation?

That is the curse of loyalty.

The Fidelius Charm is an extremely complex spell that magically conceals a person's secret within the soul of a living person forever. The secret is hidden in the heart of a chosen person - the Secret Keeper, so it can never be discovered - unless, of course, the Secret Keeper reveals it.

As long as the keeper keeps his mouth shut, there is no need to worry that the hidden secret will be discovered by outsiders.

This is a spell applied to buildings. Its function is to hide the house. Unless someone who knows the truth reveals it, no one can see the cursed building.

So if Lin Zhenxi sets himself as the secret keeper and uses the Fidelius Charm on the signal amplification tower that includes the entire square, doesn't it mean that no one except Lin Zhenxi can see or reach the signal amplification tower?

Isn’t this exactly what Lin Zhenxi needs, the most ideal situation?

Moreover, the external high-voltage electricity pulled from City Z has not been interrupted. Lin Zhenxi can completely convert the electricity from City Z into magic power to realize this super-large-scale loyalty spell.

With the power support of a numbered city, Lin Zhenxi felt that it would not be a problem to hide the square with the tall stone tower, or even expand the area several times.

After finalizing the next plan, the action-oriented Lin Zhenxi immediately began to implement it.

The Filial Piety Curse is a type of blood curse, a flexible application of an ancient spell that actually requires blood. Whether a spell that uses blood as a casting material is good or evil is difficult to judge; it depends solely on the specific purpose. However, Lin Zhenxi couldn't imagine the depth of the closeness of the relationship required to create a blood curse that swears, with blood, that one will never harm the other.

The Filial Piety Curse transfers the target of the blood curse from people to buildings, and replaces the concept of "harm" with "leakage of secrets". In this way, the building can be protected from the harm of "leakage of secrets" by "keeping secrets", so that no one can see how the building is "harmed" by the leak.

Because buildings are inanimate objects, there's no need to worry about a "harmed" house retaliating against the Secret Keeper. Therefore, the Fidelius Curse is one-sided, engraved within the soul, unlike a blood curse, which requires a heart-shaped lock to bind the hearts and blood of both casters, or an actual shackle of thorns to prevent them from harming the other.

As a result, the Fidelius Charm degenerated from a forbidden magical ritual into a pure spell, but it was very difficult to cast. The wizards who could successfully cast this spell were all elites among the elites.

As for people like Lin Zhenxi, who reverse-transcribe the Filial Piety Curse into a magic circle and engrave it on the surface of hard objects, this involves magical knowledge from other worlds.

After all, the timeline of the wizarding world has advanced to modern times. Wizards have explored the entire world, and the use of magic is no longer for survival, but for convenience.

In the process of simplifying and standardizing magic, many things were sealed or destroyed as dangerous taboos that did more harm than good. Magic circles, with their characteristics of being difficult to get started with and master, and with serious consequences if mistakes were made, became the first objects to be "optimized". Systematic methods of use have been lost in the long river of history.

Compared with the obscure magical knowledge in other worlds, the spells in the wizarding world are probably equivalent to the compulsory education level of elementary, junior high and high school. The runes obtained by reverse-analyzing such spells are not complicated. Lin Zhenxi quickly engraved the runes of the Filial Piety Spell completely on the ground.

After limiting the scope of the Fidelius Spell, Lin Zhenxi restarted the energy conversion array, converting the high voltage electricity in City Z into huge magic power, and directly poured it into the magic array of the Fidelius Spell.

The spells of the wizarding world had never seen anything like this. Such a massive surge of magical power filled the magic circle's energy pool to the point of overflowing. The magic circle, infused with excessive magical power, expanded and emptied like a volcano, engulfing the entire square and the signal amplification tower in its center.

The Loyalty Spell drawn by Lin Zhenxi is permanent. As long as enough magic power is initially infused to fully activate the magic circle, the magic circle's own subsidiary spirit gathering array can automatically absorb elements in the air and convert them into magic power to drive the normal operation of the magic circle. Conservative estimates show that it should be able to last for three to five thousand years.

Those ancient tombs that have been buried deep underground for thousands of years but whose mechanisms are still functioning normally basically all use this technology. Lin Zhenxi's craftsmanship can't be worse than the craftsmen who built the tombs thousands of years ago.

The Loyalty Spell began to work properly, and a small point of light lit up in Lin Zhenxi's sea of ​​consciousness, indicating that Lin Zhenxi had established a connection with the magic circle here. Lin Zhenxi actually had many such small points of light, all neatly classified and placed in her sea of ​​consciousness. This one was no exception, and Lin Zhenxi quickly arranged it in a suitable position where it would not be confused with the others.

The signal amplification tower could be improved later; next, it was time to confront City Z. Since they hadn't forcibly cut off their power supply, Lin Zhenxi decided not to use the Imperius Curse against them.